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Abash
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humiliate, embarrass
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Abdicate
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relinquish power or position
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Aberrant
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abnormal
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Abet
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aid, encourage (typically of crime)
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Abeyance
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postponement
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Aboriginal
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indigenous
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Abridge
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shorten
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Abstemious
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moderate
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Acclimate
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accustom oneself to a climate
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Accost
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to approach and speak to someone
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Acquiesce
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agree passively
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Acumen
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insight
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Adamant
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insistent
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Admonish
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warn gently
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Adulterate
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contaminate, corrupt
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Adversity
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hardship
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Aegis
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that which protects
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Aesthetic
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pleasing to the senses, beautiful
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Affable
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friendly
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Affinity
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fondness
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Aggregate
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total, collect
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Aghast
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horrified
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Alacrity
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swiftness
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Alienate
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estrange, antagonize
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Alleviate
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lessen, assuage
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Altruism
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benevolence, generosity
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Amalgamation
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mixture
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Ambiguous
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unclear
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Ambivalence
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conflicting emotions
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Amenable
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agreeable
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Amorphous
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shapeless
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Anachronistic
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out of historical order
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Analogous
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similar
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Anarchy
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absence of government
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Anathema
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curse
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Animus
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hate
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Anomalous
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abnormal
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Antipathy
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repulsion, hatred
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Antipodal
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exactly opposite
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Antiquated
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outdated, obsolete
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Apathy
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indifference
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Appease
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pacify
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Approbation
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approval
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Artless
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naive, simple
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Ascetic
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self-denying
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Assiduous
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hard-working
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Assimilate
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absorb
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Audacity
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boldness
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Auspicious
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favorable
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Austere
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harsh, Spartan
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Autonomous
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self-governing
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Avarice
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greed
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Axiom
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self-evident truth
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Banal
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trite
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Belie
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misrepresent
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Belittle
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disparage
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Bellicose
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warlike
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Benefactor
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patron
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Boisterous
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noisy
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Boor
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vulgar person
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Bourgeois
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middle class
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Bucolic
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rustic
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Buttress
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support
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Cachet
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prestige
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Cacophony
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dissonance, harsh noise
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Callow
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inexperienced
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Canon
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rule
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Capacious
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spacious
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Capitulate
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surrender
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Castigate
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riticize
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Cathartic
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purgative, purifying
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Catholic
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universal, worldly
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Caustic
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scathing (of speech)
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Censure
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condemn
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Chagrin
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embarrassment
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Charlatan
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quack
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Chary
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cautious
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Coagulate
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thicken
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Coda
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concluding passage
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Cogent
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well-put, convincing
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Collusion
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conspiracy
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Commensurate
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proportionate
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Commiserate
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empathize
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Compensatory
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redeeming
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Compliant
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submissive
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Conciliatory
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reconciling
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Condone
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overlook wrong doing
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Conducive
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helping
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Connoisseur
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an expert, gourmet
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Consensus
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general agreement
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Contentious
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argumentative
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Conundrum
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puzzle, enigma
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Convoluted
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twisted, complicated
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Covenant
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agreement, pact
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Covert
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secret
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Credence
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belief
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Credulous
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believing
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Cynical
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scornful of the motives of others
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Dauntless
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courageous
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Dearth
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scarcity
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Defamation
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(noun) slander
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Deference
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courteously yielding to another
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Deleterious
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harmful
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Delineate
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draw a line around, describe
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Demur
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take exception
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Denigrate
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defame
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Deprecate
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belittle
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Desiccate
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dehydrate
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Despot
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tyrant
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Destitute
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poor
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Desultory
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without direction in life
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Deterrent
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hindrance
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Devoid
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empty
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Devout
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pious
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Diatribe
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long denunciation
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Dichotomy
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a division into two parts
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Didactic
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instructional
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Diffident
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shy
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Digress
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ramble
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Disabuse
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correct a misconception
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Discerning
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observant
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Discord
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lack of harmony
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Discrete
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separate
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Discretion
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prudence
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Disingenuous
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deceptive
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Disparate
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various
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Disseminate
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distribute
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Dissent
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disagree
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Dissolution
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disintegration
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Dissonance
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discord
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Distend
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swell
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Divest
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strip, deprive
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Divulge
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disclose
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Dogmatic
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certain, unchanging in opinion
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Dormant
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asleep
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Eclectic
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from many sources
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Efficacy
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effectiveness
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Effigy
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likeness, mannequin
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Effloresce
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to bloom
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Effrontery
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insolence
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Elicit
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provoke
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Eloquent
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well-spoken
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Emancipate
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liberate
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Embellish
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exaggerate
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Endemic
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peculiar to a particular region
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Enervate
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weaken
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Engender
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generate
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Ennui
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boredom
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Enumerate
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count
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Esoteric
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known by only a few
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Esthetic
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artistic
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Euphemism
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genteel expression
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Euphoria
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elation
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Evanescent
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fleeting, very brief
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Exacerbate
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worsen
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Exasperate
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irritate
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Exhibitionist
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one who draws attention to himself
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Exonerate
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free from blame
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Expedite
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hasten
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Extemporize
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improvise
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Extol
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praise highly
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Facetious
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joking, sarcastic
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Facilitate
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make easier
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Fallacy
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false belief
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Fathom
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understand
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Fervor
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intensity
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Fickle
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always changing one’s mind
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Filibuster
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long speech
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Fledgling
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just beginning, struggling
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Flout
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to show disregard for the law or rules
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Foment
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instigate
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Forsake
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abandon
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Fortuitous
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lucky
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Foster
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encourage
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Frugal
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thrifty
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Fulminate
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denounce, menace
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Furtive
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stealthy
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Gainsay
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contradict
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Germane
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relevant
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Glib
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insincere manner
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Gratuitous
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unwarranted, uncalled for
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Gregarious
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sociable
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Halcyon
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serene
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Hamper
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obstruct
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Harangue
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tirade
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Harry
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harass
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Hedonism
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excessive pursuit of pleasure in life
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Hegemony
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authority, domination
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Histrionic
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overly dramatic
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Homogeneous
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uniform
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Hyperbole
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exaggeration
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Hypocritical
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deceiving, two-faced
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Iconoclast
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one who rails against sacred institutions
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Idiosyncrasy
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peculiarity
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Imminent
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about to happen
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Impecunious
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indigent
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Imperative
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vital, pressing
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Imperturbable
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calm
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Impervious
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impenetrable
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Impetuous
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impulsive
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Implicit
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implied
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Impolitic
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unwise
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Impulsive
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to act suddenly
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Impunity
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exemption from harm
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Inadvertent
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unintentional
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Incendiary
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inflammatory
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Incipient
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beginning
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Incontrovertible
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indisputable
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Incorrigible
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unreformable
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Indifferent
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unconcerned
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Indigent
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poor
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Indolent
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lazy
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Indomitable
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invincible
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Ineffable
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inexpressible
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Inert
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inactive
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Inherent
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innate, inborn
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Inhibit
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restrain
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Inimical
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adverse, hostile
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Insatiable
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gluttonous
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Insidious
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treacherous
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Insipid
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flat, dull
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Insufferable
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unbearable
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Insular
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narrow-minded
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Intangible
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not perceptible by touch
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Internecine
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mutually destructive
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Intractable
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unmanageable
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Intrepid
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fearless
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Inundate
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flood
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Inure
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accustom, habituate, harden
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Invective
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verbal insult
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Inveigle
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lure
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Irascible
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irritable
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Irresolute
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hesitant, uncertain
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Itinerary
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route
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Judicious
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prudent
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Laconic
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brief, terse
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Lassitude
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lethargy
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Laudatory
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commendable
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Levity
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frivolity
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Lucid
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clearly understood
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Lurid
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ghastly
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Machiavellian
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politically crafty, cunning
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Magnanimous
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generous, kindhearted
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Magnate
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a powerful, successful person
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Malevolence
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bad intent, malice
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Malinger
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shirk
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Malleable
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moldable, tractable
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Misanthrope
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hater of mankind
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Miscreant
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evildoer
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Mitigate
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lessen the severity
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Mundane
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ordinary
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Nadir
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lowest point
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Narcissism
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self-love
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Nascent
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incipient
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Neologism
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newly coined expression
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Nonplus
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confound
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Noxious
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toxic
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Obfuscate
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bewilder, muddle
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Obtuse
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stupid
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Obviate
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make unnecessary
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Odious
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despicable
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Officious
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forward, obtrusive
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Omnipotent
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all-powerful
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Onerous
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burdensome
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Opprobrium
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disgrace
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Oscillate
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waver
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Paean
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a song of praise
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Paradigm
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a model
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Paragon
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standard of excellence
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Parody
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imitation, ridicule
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Parsimonious
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stingy
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Paucity
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scarcity
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Pedagogical
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pertaining to teaching
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Pedantic
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bookish
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Penchant
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inclination
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Penury
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poverty
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Pernicious
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destructive
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Perpetuity
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eternity
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Perspicacious
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keen
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Pervade
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permeate
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Philanthropic
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charitable
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Phlegmatic
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sluggish
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Piety
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devoutness
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Pious
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devout, holy
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Piquant
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tart-tasting, spicy
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Pithy
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concise
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Platitude
|
trite remark
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Platonic
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nonsexual
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Plethora
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overabundance
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Polemic
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a controversy
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Posthumous
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after death
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Pragmatic
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practical
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Precarious
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dangerous, risky
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Precipitate
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cause
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Precursor
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forerunner
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Preponderance
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predominance
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Presumptuous
|
assuming
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Pretentious
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affected, inflated
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Pretext
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excuse
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Prevaricate
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lie
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Probity
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integrity
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Problematic
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uncertain
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Prodigal
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wasteful
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Prodigious
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marvelous, enormous
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Prodigy
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a person with extraordinary ability or talent
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Profligate
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licentious, prodigal
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Profound
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deep, knowledgeable
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Profusion
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overabundance
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Prolific
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fruitful, productive
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Propensity
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inclination
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Proportionate
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commensurate
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Propriety
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decorum
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Prosaic
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uninspired, flat
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Proscribe
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prohibit
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Protuberance
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bulge
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Pundit
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politically astute person
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Pungent
|
sharp smell or taste
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Qualms
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misgivings
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Quash
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put down, suppress
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Querulous
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complaining
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Quixotic
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impractical, romantic
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Raconteur
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story teller
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Recalcitrant
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stubborn
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Recant
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retract
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Redoubtable
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formidable, steadfast
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Refractory
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obstinate
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Relegate
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assign to an inferior position
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Renege
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break a promise
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Renounce
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disown
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Reprehensible
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blameworthy
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Reproach
|
blame
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Reprobate
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miscreant
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Repudiate
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disavow
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Requisite
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necessary
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Rescind
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revoke
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Resolute
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determined
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Reticent
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reserved
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Retribution
|
reprisal
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Reverent
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respectful
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Rhapsody
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ecstasy
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Rhetoric
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elocution, grandiloquence
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Sanctimonious
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self-righteous
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Sanction
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approval
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Sanguinary
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gory, murderous
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Satiate
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satisfy fully
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Satire
|
ridicule
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Schism
|
rift
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Secular
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worldly, nonreligious
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Sedulous
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diligent
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Severance
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division
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Skeptical
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doubtful
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Solicitous
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considerate, concerned
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Solvent
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financially sound
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Sophistry
|
specious reasoning
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Specious
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false but plausible
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Spurious
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false, counterfeit
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Squander
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waste
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Stolid
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impassive
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Stupefy
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deaden, dumfound
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Stymie
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hinder, thwart
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Sullen
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sulky, sour
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Supercilious
|
arrogant
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Superfluous
|
overabundant
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Surfeit
|
overabundance
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Synthesis
|
combination
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Tacit
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understood without being spoken
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Temerity
|
boldness
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Tenuous
|
thin, insubstantial
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Terse
|
concise
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Torpid
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lethargic, inactive
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Tractable
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docile, manageable
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Transient
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fleeting, temporary
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Trenchant
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incisive, penetrating
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Truculent
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fierce, savage
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Ubiquitous
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omnipresent, pervasive
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Ulterior
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hidden, covert
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Untenable
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cannot be achieved
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Untoward
|
perverse
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Urbane
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refined, worldly
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Vacillate
|
waver
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Venerable
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revered
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Veracity
|
truthfulness
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Verbose
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wordy
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Vernacular
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common speech
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Vex
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annoy
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Viable
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capable of surviving
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Vilify
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defame
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Virulent
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deadly, poisonous
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Vitriolic
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scathing
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Vituperative
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abusive
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Vivacious
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lively
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Volatile
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unstable
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Voluminous
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bulky, extensive
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Voracious
|
hungry
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Xenophobia
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fear of foreigners
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Zealot
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fanatic
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